Will You Pay to Send a Message on Facebook?

12/20/2012 11:03PM

Facebook has begun testing a system for users to send messages to people outside their immediate circle of social contacts for a payment of $1, as the company continues to find new ways to capitalize on its popularity. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim has the story.

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